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a portuguese man o war on the beach

Portuguese man o’ war on the rise in UK and Irish seas

ByDIVE StaffNov 3, 2024
Strong westerly winds drove Portuguese man o' war to the UK and Ireland last winter, making it the second-most sighted jellyfish-like species
World Turtle Day – highest UK turtle sightings for nine years

World Turtle Day – highest UK turtle sightings for nine years

ByDIVE StaffMay 23, 2024
Highest number of UK turtle sightings recorded for almost a decade, plus important new Turtle Action Plan announced in Montserrat
Citizen Science Month: How you can help save our seas

Citizen Science Month: How you can help save our seas

The Marine Conservation Society shares ideas for how to get involved with National Citizen Science Month this April
Industrial pollution could be influencing the sex ratio of sea turtles

Industrial pollution could be influencing the sex ratio of sea turtles

ByStuart ButlerDec 10, 2023
A warming planet is influencing the sex ratio of sea turtles, but could industrial pollution also be playing a part?
MCS report finds increase in UK and Irish jellyfish sightings

MCS report finds increase in UK and Irish jellyfish sightings

ByDIVE StaffNov 3, 2023
The Marine Conservation Society's 2023 Wildlife Sightings report finds jellyfish sightings are significantly greater than last Iyear
a tiger shark swimming past with golden trevallies

Featured Photographer – Daniel Browne

ByDIVE StaffOct 19, 2023
Daniel Thomas Browne, winner of DIVE's BigShot Megafauna underwater photo competition, showcases some of the best of Western Australia's reefs
MCS hopes to break 20,000 turtle and jellyfish sightings in 2023

MCS hopes to break 20,000 turtle and jellyfish sightings in 2023

ByDIVE StaffJul 3, 2023
MCS Wildlife Sightings report hopes to break 20,000 jellyfish and turtle sightings to mark 20th year of citizen science project
UK turtle strandings on the rise this winter

UK turtle strandings on the rise this winter

ByDIVE StaffFeb 13, 2023
MCSUK says there has been an unusually large number of turtle strandings reported this year to the Marine Environmental Monitoring website
green turtle

Green turtle population recovery in Seychelles

A new study has found that the green turtle population of Seychelles has recovered substantially following decades of conservation work
Rare turtle rescued in Wales

Rare turtle rescued in Wales

ByDIVE StaffDec 13, 2021

A rare Kemp’s ridley turtle was rescued from a Welsh beach nearly 5,000 from its normal Caribbean home. The endangered…

Leatherback turtle washes up on British beach

Leatherback turtle washes up on British beach

ByDIVE StaffDec 13, 2019

The body of a leatherback turtle was found last week washed up on a beach in Essex, England, according to…

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